Hindoo women, when absent from their husbands, always wear, or used to wear, their hair done up into a single braid.
The author has here made a mistake which cannot be explained. In the introductory chapter Pramati is the son of Sumati, and there is nowhere mention of a second son of Kâmapâla. The confusion of names is, however, of little importance, since the adventures of Arthapâla and Pramati are quite distinct.
Increaser of virtue.
It was considered a very great sin to be, even indirectly, the cause of the death of a brahman.
An evil spirit, the ghoul of the "Arabian Nights," the readers of which will remember the story of Amina, who goes out at night to feast on dead bodies.